Men's Lacrosse Notches First Win of the Season

Muskingum, OH-The Wittenberg Tigers traveled to Muskingum to take on the Fighting Muskies of Muskingum, looking to get their first win of the season. After losing their first two games by two and five goals, respectively, the Tigers were able to get their first win, defeating Muskingum by a score of 12-7. With the win, the Tigers move to 1-2 on the season, while the Fighting Muskies drop to 2-4.

In the first quarter, the Tigers were able to net four goals to Muskingum's two, with Nathan Brown (Dublin, OH / Coffman) scoring the first goal of the game only six minutes in. Then, in the second quarter, both teams only scored one goal, sending the teams into half with Wittenberg holding a 5-3 lead. In the third, Brown found the back of the net twice more, and the Tigers totaled five goals in the quarter while Muskingum only netted one. In the fourth quarter, the Fighting Muskies scored three in a row in hopes of mounting a comeback, but with three minutes left Ethan Pac (Greenwood, In / Cathedral) scored an insurance goal for Wittenberg, and with just over a minute left, freshman Clay Habben (Shawnee, KS / Shawnee Mission Northwest) scored the last goal of the game to secure the first win of the season for the Tigers.

Team Leaders

• Brown lead the team in goals with four, while Pac and Habben each had two apiece.
• Ty Harris (Cincinnati, OH / Sycamore) paced the team with two assists and four other players logged one.
• Charlie Frederick (Chagrin Falls, OH / Chagrin Falls) led both teams with 11 ground balls on the game and won 16 of his 20 faceoffs to once again lead both teams.

Team Comparison

• The Tigers led in ground balls, with 48, to Muskingum's 23. 
• Wittenberg also won 18 faceoffs, to the Fighting Muskies' five, and Wittenberg went 19-20 on clear attempts (95%), while Muskingum was 20-25 (80%).
• Wittenberg also led in shots by a count of 47-31. 
• The teams were close in turnovers, with Wittenberg having 18 to Muskingum's 19, and Wittenberg had 2 faceoff violations to 1 for Muskingum. Both teams were unable to score during any man-up attempts (Wittenberg had seven chances while Muskingum only had two).

The next game for the Tigers will be on Tuesday, March 11th, when they take on Alfred at 1:00 PM in Baltimore, Maryland at the USA Lacrosse Headquarters.